hydra
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. ὕδρα, ἡ. Proverb., cut off the heads of the Hydra: P. Ὕδραν τέμνειν (Plat., Rep. 426E).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
hydra,¹¹ æ, f. (ὕδρα), hydre de Lerne : Lucr. 5, 27 ; Virg. En. 6, 576 ; Ov. M. 9, 192 || le Serpentaire [constellation] : Cic. Arat. 34, 292.
